The package U_XP_SET contains Folder USB_XP_Setup with 3 Programs, which you can Launch via PStart.exe Menu

Make_USB.exe can Copy your XP Source to USB-Drive and can make it Bootable with LiveXP for Emergency

BOOT_IMG.exe Copies WinBuilder LiveXP Boot Image file to C-Harddisk or USB-Driveand makes Entry for boot.ini Menu and GRUB4DOS menu.lst for Booting with LiveXP PE from RAMDISK.This is useful as Escape Boot Option in case Booting with Windows XP or XP Setup may fail,so that you can Repair your System or use Ghost for System Backup and System Restore.

USB_XP_Setup.exe can make XP Setup BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT on Install-Drive usually C:and will specify in TXTSETUP.SIF where to find the FULL XP Source on partition 1 of USB-Stick.For all other cases of Install of XP e.g. from any Harddisk folder or Network Shared folder or from CD / DVD disk,then the XP Source is always Copied to $WIN_NT$.~LS folder on Target Install-drive.

Prepare XP Source Folder and Live XP Boot Image File as described in Sections 2 and 3

Vista as OS requires to turn User Account Control OFF (only needed for the old Batch cmd Programs)

Run the SFX SelfExtractor U_XP_SET.exe and use Extract to the Root of your Workstation HarddiskIn this way you will get on your Local Harddisk the folder U_XP_SET with PStart.exe to launch the 3 Programs

Run BOOT_IMG.exe to Copy WinBuilder LiveXP Boot Image file to C-BootDrive of Harddiskand make Entry for boot.ini Menu and GRUB4DOS menu.lst for Booting with LiveXP PE from RAMDISK.This is also useful as Escape Boot Option in case Booting with Windows XP or XP Setup may fail,so that you can Repair your System or use Ghost for System Backup and System Restore.

The XP Setup Procedure for Fresh Install of XP:

Connect USB-Stick having XP Source in partition 1 (Connect before Booting with LiveXP from HDD) or use any other XP Setup Source.

Remove All Other USB-Drives like CardReaders and USB-Harddisks

Reboot from C-Harddisk and Select to Boot from RAMDISK with LiveXP into PE Environment

Run USB_XP_Setup.exe and Quick Format with NTFS your Selected Target Install-Drive usually C:

Use GO to make XP Setup BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT on Target Install-Drive.First give XP Setup Source Path and give LiveXP RAM BootSDI IMAGE File.So in case when XP Setup fails, you have LiveXP as Escape Boot Option available on your Fresh Formatted Install Drive.XP Source not on USB-stick is always Copied to $WIN_NT$.~LS folder on Target Install-drive.

If you Install on other than Active C-drive, then Use Disk Manager to Activate Install Drive Partition

Proceed as usual with TXT-mode and GUI-mode of Unattended XP SetupIn TXT-mode after FAST loading drivers the blue screen becomes black andthen one needs to wait sufficiently until the blue screen with the Drive Partition List appears.Select the Install Partition usually C: and Auto proceed with FileCopy and Reboot for GUI-mode of XP Setup.WARNINGDon't Delete the Install Partition, just Install on this previously in PE Quick Formatted NTFS Partition.Changing the Partitioning is a task which is done in LiveXP PE Environment with7Tools Partition Manager 2005 of Paragon ( Preferred ) or Acronis Disk Director 10.

The advantage of the present technique is that there are no changes needed in the BIOS Setting.Booting for XP Setup occurs all the time as normal from the C-Install Drive if you Install on C-Drive.Thus the USB-stick does not need to be bootable and it is not needed that the motherboard supports booting from USB.In the case of total computer disaster it can still be handy to boot with LiveXP from USB-drive.

Another advantage is that you can use the FULL XP Source unchanged just as with Install from CDand the $OEM$ folder is recognised and the [Unattended] section of winnt.sif file is used as normal.Moreover USB_XP_Setup.exe allows to Select from different XP Sources on USB-Drive to be used for XP Setup.Supports the use of BTS DriverPacks located in OEM Folder in XP Source Folder on USB-Drivehttp://driverpacks.net/downloads

Install XP from USB AFTER booting with PE does not make use of WINNT32.EXEIn fact the only thing I do is Create the XP BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT of only 12 MB on the Install Driveby parsing dosnet.inf and to specify in TXTSETUP.SIF where to find the FULL XPSOURCE.In this case the XP Setup Source Folder must be on USB-stick.For all other cases of Install of XP e.g. from any Harddisk folder or Network Shared folder or from CD / DVD disk,then the XP Source is always Copied to $WIN_NT$.~LS folder on Target Install-drive.

Thanks to ilko_t I have learned how to use SetupSourcePath and SetupSourceDeviceto specify in TXTSETUP.SIF where to find the XP Source Folder, thus enablingAlternative location of Setup files when installing from HD mediahttp://www.msfn.org/...en-t119742.html

- Change of Harddisk Numbering by BIOS due to Hardware Configuration Change on Reboot.Try to disconnect ZIP-drive, Cardreader or use different USB-port.

- Change of Harddisk Numbering by BIOS due to connecting USB-drive AFTER Booting with PE or XPXP Setup may fail - due to XP Source Harddisk Number Change on RebootIn this case Reboot with LiveXP PE and USB-drive CONNECTED to Reset Harddisk NumberRun USB_XP_SETUP.cmd again to get correct SetupSourceDevice in TXTSETUP.SIF

How to boot with LiveXP from Harddisk using extra option in boot.ini Menu was described by me inhttp://www.911cd.net...o...21682&st=24Combining this technique with the possibility to make XP Setup BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT on C-Install-Driveby parsing dosnet.inf and to specify in TXTSETUP.SIF the XP Source location on USB-stickhas resulted in this way of Install of XP from USB-stick AFTER booting with PE from C-Harddisk.

In LiveXP you can Connect to Network Drive using PENetwork Manager withPath: \\ComputerName\ShareNameUser: ComputerName\UserNamePass: PassWordIt might be necessary to switch off the Firewall of the Network computer.

Network Shared Folders can also be used as Source folder in USB_XP_Setup.exe and Make_USB.exe

For Install of XP in a folder e.g. WIN51 next to existing WINDOWS folder or for Repair Installyou can use USB_XP_Setup.exe direct from HDD without booting first into PE Environment.

Repair Install using USB_XP_Setup.exe

XP Setup Source Folder can be on USB-stick or anywhere else.

Connect USB-stick having XP Source in partition 1

Remove All Other USB-Drives like CardReaders and USB-Harddisks

Reboot as NORMAL from C-Harddisk, so that BIOS Resets USB-drive number

Run USB_XP_SETUP.exe to make XP Setup BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT on Install-Drive usually C:

Repair Install is enabled by Disabling [Unattended] Section using ; in C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\winnt.sif file

Supports the use of BTS DriverPacks located in OEM Folder on USB-Drivehttp://driverpacks.net/downloadsFor Install of XP on a modern system with SATA Drives it is needed to use DPsBase.exefor Integrating in your XPSOURCE BTS DriverPack Massstorage with TXT Mode Enabled.In that case a lot of Extra RAID SCSI and SATA Drivers (about 120 extra) are Integrated which appear in theXP Setup BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT on Install-Drive and can prevent a lot of XP Install Boot Problems.It will be useful to Add also Chipset, CPU and LAN DriverPack, which are small so thatthe decompression at the beginning of GUI-mode of XP Setup does NOT take to much time.Always first use RyanVM Integrator or nLite and then use DPsBase to Improve your XP-Source.The program supplies a Customised presetup.cmd and changes the winnt.sif file for use of DriverPacks.

When you don't use nLite, you can copy the supplied $OEM$ folder to your XP Source folder.Change $OEM$ folder to your needs for UserAccounts and Registry Tweaks and Adding Drivers.CMDLINES.TXT is used for making UserAccounts and install of Registry Tweaks at T-12Info see: http://unattended.ms.../unattended.xp/

PnP Drivers specified in winnt.sif can be added to $OEM$\$1\Drivershttp://unattended.ms...xp/view/web/34/TEXTMODE Drivers defined in winnt.sif and located in $OEM$\TEXTMODE folder of the XP Sourcecan be used instead of using F6 floppy for MassStorage Drivers.The content of the $OEM$\TEXTMODE folder is copied by USB_XP_Setup.exe to XP Setup BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT\$OEM$See cdob and allanf in http://www.boot-land...?...5306&st=180

Download LiveXP e.g. lx77rc2cxw.exe from folder Projects or lx77rc2cbw.exe from folder Portablehttp://amalux.winbuilder.net/Run the downloaded exe and extract to simple path without spaces e.g. extract to root of your local harddisk.

You can add a Ghost script (Ghost Plus!.script) which is very handy for System Backup and Restore.Copy file Ghost Plus!.script from http://amalux.winbui...Scripts/Backup/to <WinBuilder>\Projects\LiveXP\Apps\System folder

For making LiveXP Boot Image file you need original XP-SP2 or XP-SP3 Setup CD copied to folder in root of harddisk.Use simple name without spaces for XP Setup Source folder and Switch Off your Firewall and AntiVirus protection.The MassStorage DriverPack for support of SATA drives is automatically integrated in LiveXP made with WinBuilder.

In case of WinBuilder Errors use Button Clean Temporary Files in Advance.On Success Save WinBuilder Settings with WB Manager useful later for Restore of Settings.

Run WinBuilder to make in 15 min your LiveXP_WIM.ISO or LiveXP_RAM.ISO Boot Image file in folder <WinBuilder>\ISO

Alternatively you may use BootSDI.img file made in folder <WinBuilder>\ISO\Ram\I386ramdisk.sys and setupldr.bin of Windows Server 2003 SP1 must be in <WinBuilder>\Workbench\Common\BootSDI directory.Activate Finish > Create Image > Boot SDI and Run WinBuilder.You can Deactivate Emulation and Burn Image, since we don't need a CD for our purpose.IMG-type files can be changed afterwards more easily by simply mounting them in Virtual Drive with R-mouse using ImDisk or with VDK.

Run makebt\Mount_IMG.cmd and Select to Mount your BootSDI.img file in a Virtual Drive using VDK

Copy your add-ons to your Virtual Drive in which you mounted BootSDI.img file

Use UnMount_IMG.cmd to Close the Virtual Drive and Save the Changes in your BootSDI.img file

FileName of IMG or ISO files for loading into RAMDISK, like LiveXP BootSDI.img file,must be conform DOS 8.3 because otherwise in case of FAT or FAT32 Filesystemyou would get Error 14 (File Not Found).

1. Using 7-Zip Compressed DriverPacks located in OEM Folder on USB-Drive,which are decompressed by presetup.cmd at beginning of GUI-mode of XP Setup.http://driverpacks.net/downloadsFor Install of XP on a modern system with SATA Drives it is needed to use DPsBase.exefor Integrating in your XPSOURCE BTS DriverPack Massstorage with TXT Mode Enabled.In that case a lot of Extra RAID SCSI and SATA Drivers (about 120 extra) are Integrated which appear in theXP Setup BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT on Install-Drive and can prevent a lot of XP Install Boot Problems.First use RyanVM Integrator and then use DPsBase to Improve your XP-Source.The program supplies a Customised presetup.cmd and changes the winnt.sif file for use of DriverPacks.

2. Using DriverForge.v4.5.4.exe to Install from C:\Drivers at T-9 of GUI XP Setup (just for the last Reboot).DriverForge.v4.5.4.exe made by kickarsehttp://www.msfn.org/...howtopic=110783At end of TXT-mode XP Setup the folder $OEM$\$1\Drivers is copied to C:\Driversand $OEM$\$1\Install\DriverForge.v4.5.4.exe is copied to C:\InstallWhen you don't use nLite, you can Copy the supplied USB_XP_Setup\$OEM$ folder to your XP Source folder.For Auto Use of DriverForge at T-9 you can place uncompressed drivers (or folders) in Drivers of $OEM$and then Uncomment two rules by removing ; in U_XP_SET\USB_XP_Setup\w_sif\winnt.sif file (see below).You can also change driverforge.ini to your needs if you want to use drivers on a different location,or you may even use the compressed DriverPacks.

[SetupParams]UserExecute = "%SystemDrive%\INSTALL\SetupPar.cmd"

Method 2 can be very fast because you can just use in Drivers your well known set of required drivers.The ATI Catalyst Control Center can be Installed separately with other Apps After Setup has completed.

The Folder usb_cfg_extra provides a script for Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) - http://wpiw.net/WPI is very handy for the Automatic Install of Programs after Install of XP from USB.

Some Tweaks are done at best when XP Setup has completed e.g. the IE7_Tweaks and NoWallpaperSo I combine these tweaks with the Install of Apps using WPIand launch WPI Manually AFTER logon and when the XP Desktop is ready.As example a config.js script is provided in U_XP_SET\USB_XP_Setup\usb_cfg_extra\INSTALL_PRGS_WPI\WPIScripts

In WPI script there is the option to run SFC /purgecache which deletes the dll cacheby deleting the files in Folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcacheThis is a very simple way to reduce the WINDOWS Folder Size by 360 MBThe Result is a XP WINDOWS Folder Size on Harddisk of only 900 MB inclusive all Updates.

Install of XP from USB including Drivers with DriverForge and Post Install using WPI for the Appsis realised Now within 30 minutes using USB-stick with NTFS Format.

Run Vista Setup from folder on USB-stick by using e.g. Free Commander in PE 2.1 Environment

Select and Format your Install Drive e.g. C:\

Proceed with Install of Vista from USB (Copy + Extract)

Disconnect USB-stick precisely at First Reboot (just at the BIOS Beep when the screen is black).Without Removal there is 10 min Extra Install time.

Proceed with Install of Vista - Totally in about 18 min

The present approach is Install of Vista from USB without booting from USB.So you don't need BIOS USB Boot Support and you don't need to change BIOS Settings.Moreover, Vista Setup Source can be located in a folder on USB-stick so that it does not interfere with other Setup Sources like folders with Vista x64 or Windows 7 Setup Source.

Thanks to jaclaz for Help with GRUB4DOS menu to boot with Windows PE 2.1 ISO file.

CD / DVD Content can be copied unchanged to Root of USB-stick by using the Add Extra Content Selector.This allows to use a well-tuned CD / DVD as Setup Source including Apps for Install of XP from USB.In this case you must Uncheck the Copy Checkbox of XP Setup Source Folder Selection so that this XP Source Selection is only used to have access to the XP BootFiles NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM and is NOT used as normal to Copy the XP Source to a Folder on Target Drive.

Support for LiveXP minint was added to the BartPE group of Make_USB.exe Autodetect of modified ntdetect.com when placed in U_XP_SET\USB_XP_Setup\makebt folder

Support for VistaPE on MultiBoot USB-stick was made, where you can use the Vista Add Extra Source Selector to Select your VistaPE\Target\VistaPE-Core Folder.VistaPE - http://www.boot-land...hp?showforum=51

BOOT_IMG.exe can be used to Add Multiple BartPE type IMG or ISO files.LiveXP - BootSDI.img or BartPE.iso booting from RAMDISK must containI386\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\RAMDISK.SYS file of Windows 2003 SP1In that case Win2k3 SP1 setupldr.bin is renamed as RMLD1 andpatched for ramx1.sif file with the SetupData instead of winnt.sifThe index in RMLDx can range from 1-9 for support of 9 different LiveXP Boot Image Files.http://www.911cd.net...o...21682&st=24

BOOT_IMG.exe can be used to Add Multiple CD-ISO Images as Boot Option to GRUB4DOS menu.lst Menu,where mapping of the ISO image to (hd32) or (0xff) is used.VistaPE and Windows PE 2.1 ISO are booting from RAMDISK this way.Other CD-ISO images when Installed on HD are copied first to RAM using the --mem option,so that Harddisk operations are allowed.In the case of Removable USB-stick the --mem option is NOT used in order to gain speed in all cases.Then the CD-ISO Files need to be contiguous (unfragmented), check and repair with wincontig:http://diddy.boot-la...s/files/map.htm

After Booting with Parted Magic ISO from GRUB4DOS menu.lst on Harddisk, you can use GParted to change the partioning of your USB-stick e.g. to Create a second partition.

In a similar way Booting from HD with LiveXP BootSDI.img into RAMDISK allows to use Acronis Disk Director 10 to create multiple partitions on USB-stick, without any need to use a filter driver as needed in regular Windows XP.

Guides on How to Make MultiBoot USB Drives:

Make_USB.exe is used to make MultiBoot USB-stickshaving NTLDR-type bootsector and boot.ini Menu plus GRUB4DOS menu.lst Menu.

NTLDR + NTDETECT.COM and boot.ini are copied to the root of an USB-stick previously NTFS formatted with Format Stick procedure,so that it is configured as a Harddisk having NTLDR-type BootSector.BOOTMGR-type Bootsector made by Vista Disk Management will be changed to the compatible NTLDR-type Bootsector.This is the way to make Bootable USB-stick with boot.ini Menu, where GRUB4DOS grldr can be launched from boot.ini Menu.

Windows XP can be launched from any primary partition of any harddisk using arcpath in boot.ini Menu.Windows Vista can be launched from any harddisk using chainload of bootmgr in menu.lst Menu of GRUB4DOS.

Make_USB.exe can also be used to Install LiveXP BootSDI.img as Boot option on e.g. 30 GB USB Harddisk Primary partition, previously Formatted with NTFS FileSystem using Windows XP or Vista Disk Management.

Format Stick using Make_USB.exeAn AutoIt3 Routine was created to Format USB-sticks with a Harddisk like structure and NTFS/FAT32/FAT FileSystem.It can be used in Make_USB.exe with the Format Stick Button instead of using the HP Format Tool.

First 100 Sectors of USB-stick are erased quickly using dsfi.exe and file Erase_100.bin

USB-sticks with Dummy Second Partition of about 8 MB (using 1 Cyl in case of n/255/63 geometry) can be generated to further improve bootability as described by onlinehttp://www.boot-land...?showtopic=7512

The Format Stick routine was further improved for FAT and FAT32 FileSystem,by patching after Format two important bytes which determine bootability of USB-stick.

MBR - Reset FAT FileSystem byte = 0E (LBA) at offset 0x1C2 in MBR, after format it was 06 (CHS) and not bootable

FAT BootSector - drive-id patch 0x80 at offset 0x24 , after format it was 00 and Not bootable

MBR - Reset FAT32 FileSystem byte = 0C (LBA) at offset 0x1C2 in MBR, after format it was 0B (CHS) and Not bootable

FAT32 Bootsector - drive-id patch 0x80 at offset 0x40 , after format it was 00 and Not bootable

FAT and FAT32 USB-stick are NOT bootable without patching these two critical bytes, and flashing cursor or Disk Error would be the result.The problem is that Windows OS all the time tries to reset these bytes to NON-bootable value.But this problem was overcome in the present procedure.

Images are made from a Virtual Drive by using ImDisk virtual disk driver of Olof Lagerkvisthttp://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.htmlFor using Make_IMG.exe it needs to install previously the ImDisk Driver with U_XP_SET\USB_XP_Setup\makebt\imdiskinst.exeYou will find the Image files made with Make_IMG.exe in U_XP_SET\USB_XP_Setup\makebt\make_image folder.

For the XP Recovery Console a 15 MB FAT12 Superfloppy Image file is made, where the cmdcons folder is generated by parsing dosnet.inf of the Windows XP Setup Source.Then cmdcons folder is renamed as i386 and ramdisk.sys of win2k3 is added instead of the original one.In root of bootdrive we have setupldr.bin of win2k3 renamed as the bootloader RCLDR, which is patched for using rcons.sif as setup information instead of winnt.sif to allow MultiBoot Environment.More Info: http://www.boot-land...?...=5316&st=60

I would like to thank jaclaz for making use of his CATCH22 folder.http://www.911cd.net...o...20983&st=25Adding the CATCH22 folder to the root of any HD-like device allows to use Recovery Console Superfloppy Boot Image without using admin password and to get unlimited access to any folder by connecting to CATCH22 instead of to WINDOWS folder and then using the command:

batch SETALLON

For the LiveXP / BartPE / UBCD4Win ISO or NTFS Compressed IMG Files Booting from RAMDISK, it is possible to migrate USB-stick to DriveLetter U: so that Shifting of other Drive Letters is prevented.In root of boot drive we have Win2k3 SP1 setupldr.bin renamed as RMLD1 and patched for ramx1.sif file with the SetupData instead of winnt.sifThe index in RMLDx can range from 1-9 for support of 9 different LiveXP Boot Image Files.http://www.911cd.net...o...21682&st=24

Install of Boot Image files is possble on Harddisk Boot Drive C: or on Bootable USB-stick made e.g. with Make_USB.exe by making boot entries in GRUB4DOS menu.lst Menu and in some cases in XP boot.ini Menu as well.

The program will recognize the type of image and will generate the corresponding GRUB4DOS entry in menu.lstThe DOS Superfloppy Images including DOS-Apps are booting from RAM, which allows to boot with DOS from a NTFS Harddisk.FreeDOS Superfloppy file BTFRDOS.img is in folder Downloads - http://wimb.winbuilder.net/downloads/

The present approach is Install from USB without booting from USB.So you don't need BIOS USB Boot Support and you don't need to change BIOS Settings.Moreover, Unchanged Setup Sources can be used and can be located in a folder on USB-stick so that they do not interfere with eachother.

=Credits:I would like to thank ilko_t for publishing his AutoIt3 Source of WinSetupFromUSB_0-1-1.au3at MSFN Forum http://www.msfn.org/...howtopic=120444Parts of WinSetupFromUSB were used for Creating Make_USB.exe

i start winpe with .iso
copy xp setup files to C:\winsetup folder
i double click C:\winsetup\i386\winnt32.exe
then eject .iso and restart
setup started and continued with success.

Probably (havent make trial on that) same method can be used with starting livexp in bootsdi.img on usb but this time as usb is c:\ maybe before restart there maybe a need to change source line in txtsetup.sif (D:\winsetup to C:\winsetup)
(i am not sure if only changing line in txtsetup.sif is enough or not)

A .script for winbuilder or BartPE configuration to build the ABSOLUTE MINIMAL PE capable of running WINNT32.EXE...

Using WINNT32.EXE for making a $WIN_NT$.~LS LocalSource folder is rather ERROR sensitive.Especially when Update Packs in XP-SP3 are Integrated it occurs that Files are not found by XP Setup.

The NEW way of Install XP from USB AFTER booting with PE does not make use of WINNT32.EXEIn fact the only thing I do is Create the XP BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT of only 12 MB on the Install Driveby parsing dosnet.inf and to specify in TXTSETUP.SIF where to find the FULL XPSOURCE.XP Setup Source Folder can be on USB-stick or on partition 1 of USB-HDD or second HDD-Drive.The XP Source might even be on CD/DVD, but that was not the problem.So the $WIN_NT$.~LS of about 500 MB is not made in this NEW way of Install XP from USB, this saves time and there is no risk of loosing files during the XP Setup process.

The advantage of the present technique is that there are no changes needed in the BIOS Setting.Booting for XP Setup occurs from the C-Install Drive.In the case of XP OS the USB-stick does not need to be bootable and it is not needed that the motherboard supports booting from USB.

Booting with WinBuilder075 LiveXP BootSDI.img of 130 MB from HDD takes only 1 minute.
The advantage is that you have XP like environment where you can decide
e.g. to make first a Ghost Backup of your system or to do any other interesting task.

So I think the time to make the BootFolder according to the NEW procedure
is already taking the minimum amount of time and LiveXP PE supplies a full featured XP like environment.

@wimp:i need a little help here, What i am tryin to do is, putting all windows setup files to C:\ and start setup of xp with without winnt32.exe so it will be more automized and fast.in my trials i got an error message: http://img253.images...052/e235hz8.pngso before USB_XP_Setup.cmd i used "bootsect.exe /nt52 C:" command so no error in picture anymore:

so i changed lines toSetupSourceDevice = \device\harddisk0\partition1this time setup starts but stops here:http://img375.images.../311/003ov7.pngand continues to copy files, and after it finishes it restarts and continue setupping windows in its gui mode.------------------------------------------

-does this utility support xpx64 and 2003x64?-suggestion, can there be an option to use "bootsect.exe /nt52 C:" in USB_XP_Setup.cmd??-when i try to put source as C:\XPPRO , USB_XP_Setup.cmd gave an error saying source and destination shouldnt be same, maybe there can be a WinPE_XP_Setup.cmd ???

as i say before, i am a rookie, sorry if i did sth wrong.

@jaclaz:i can test wimb's utility at picoxp after these trials if you want .

@LancelotI think it would be better if you start a new thread about your "different" approach, as not to go off-topic on this one.

Thanks for the offer to do some tests, it's much appreciated.

@wimbYou know how we have a different "design" phylosophy.

If I am allowed to make a comparison with U.S. Robotics (not the actual firm, the fictional one by Isaac Asimov), you are "traditional" in designing all-doing humanoid robots (or apps), whilst I am more like developing a number of VERY specialised non-humanoid ones, as in this:http://en.wikipedia...._Mindful_of_Him

You are (BTW VERY well ) going in the direction of adding features to do more things, I aim to remove unused or unneeded things to get to the core of requred functionality for each task.

jaclaz

P.S.: XPCLI with bblean and miniexplorer + Swissknife ain't that shabby as well, as I see it.

First of all, thanks for creating this aswsome new procedure to install Windows XP from USB after booting from hard drive.

I have a quick question. I'm trying to help someone install Windows XP from a laptop without floppy drive, cd/dvd drive or usb boot. I swap the hard drive from his laptop over to my laptop that have a bootable USB or cd/dvd drive. I want to off my laptop using LiveXP from USB and then create a bootable LiveXP on his hard drive using the Boot_IMG.cmd.

However, when I try to create a bootable LiveXP on my USB flash drive using the Boot_IMG.cmd, I notice the boot.ini keep pointing to C: hard drive. Is the current version able to create a LiveXP usb bootable? I assume it can because the title said "Install XP from USB after booting with PE from HDD or USB".

If it can, how do I make a bootable LiveXP USB then?

I have a few feature requests:

Feature 1: If you do plan to add the LiveXP Bootable USB feature to the Boot_IMG.cmd, you can change the UI flow with the following screen title:

Feature 2. I notice if your drive doesn't have enough space to copy the LiveXP.iso to the USB, it should display a warning message to let the user know.

Feature 3: If the LiveXP.iso already exist, have another option "Keep the current LiveXP.iso" to save the time without have to replace it again if it is same. Specially on a slow usb drive, it takes some time.

I am not sure I have understood fully your question, but I think that you should know that in "BOOT.INI" language a line like:

C&#58;\bootsect.bs=&#34;A bootsector&#34;

Translate in plain English to:Add a choice in BOOT.INI displaying text "A bootsector";When selected, chainload the file "bootsect.bs" from ROOT of the SAME volume where BOOT.INI resides, WHATEVER it might be.

Thanks for your quick reply. I will try it again using the BootSDI.img from my D:\LiveXP\ISO\Ram\I386 folder. I'll let you know what happen.

Can you verify if I the steps I use the Boot_Img.cmd to create a LiveXP bootable hard drive is correct?

1. Run BOOT_IMG.cmd

2. Press 1 to select the location to PE image to D:\LiveXP\ISO\Ram\I386\BootSDI.img folder

3. Press 2 to select the boot-drive traget as C: hard drive.

4. Press 3 to copy the PE image to the boot drive and make it bootable.

I left all other options as default.

Do I use the same steps as above to create a bootable LiveXP from USB Flash Drive? But only change the boot-drive traget as G: usb flash drive. I ask because that's what I did but I can't get it to work.

I tried do it by selecting the usb drive letter instead of my C: hard drive for "2. Give Boot-Drive Target" setting in the Boot_IMG.cmd screen. It copies the BootSDI.img and creates the bootable filesto the USB flash drive.

But when I boot from USB flash drive, it tries to look for the BootSDI.img from C: hard drive instead of the USB flash drive in boot.ini.

Then I decided to change the "C:\BootSDI.img" to "U:\BootSDI.img" since the migrated drive letter is set to U:. But still couldn't boot and can't find the U:\BootSDI.img.

Is this the proper steps to create a bootable LiveXP USB as describe above?

Basically I wanted to create a bootable LiveXP from hard drive and also from USB flash drive.

Because I'm trying to help my friend reinstall Windows XP for his laptop without a floppy drive, cd/dvd drive or usb device. I'm thinking transfer his hard drive over to my laptop and then boot off from LiveXP usb drive and then create a bootable LiveXP on his hard drive. Then transfer it back to laptop and boot off LiveXP and run Windows XP setup.

Just tried this and it works flawlessly , wonderful tutorial, easy setup and your command scripts are brilliant LiveXP booted to full desktop in under 30 seconds from the boot menu and everything worked as expected. I can't wait to try your other tutorials and programs, thank you for this great service and keep up the good work

Just tried this and it works flawlessly , wonderful tutorial, easy setup and your command scripts are brilliant LiveXP booted to full desktop in under 30 seconds from the boot menu and everything worked as expected. I can't wait to try your other tutorials and programs, thank you for this great service and keep up the good work